WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

 

The status, role and daily life of women in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, Athens, Israel and Babylonia

by

James C. Thompson,  B.A., M.Ed.

Revised November, 2005

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING FOR INFORMATION ON THE LIVES OF WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD.  THE SITE MAP WILL ENABLE YOU TO GO DIRECTLY TO ANY PAGE.

Introduction

Dowry and Bride Price in the Ancient World

Women in Ancient Egypt

Women in Ancient Rome

Women in Ancient Greece

Women in Ancient Israel

Women in Babylonia under the Hammurabi Law Code

 

SITE MAP

Home Page

 

The Amarna Experiment

Teachers' Guide to The Amarna Experiment

 

Introduction

Dowry and Bride Price

 

Women in Ancient Egypt

       The Egyptian Economy: the cashless society and women's place in it

        Feminine Titles in Ancient Egypt

        Marriage in Ancient Egypt

        Medicine in Ancient Egypt

        Mistress of the House

        Pregnancy and Childbirth

        Women and Literacy in Ancient Egypt

        Royal Women in Ancient Egypt

            Brother-Sister Marriage in Ancient Egypt

            Cleopatra

            God's Wife of Amun

            Harem---The Women's Residence

            Hatshepsut---The Female Horus

            Nefertari---Great Wife and Favorite of Ramesses II

            Nefertiti---Partner in Akhenaten's Religious Revolution

                Did Nefertiti Share Akhenaten's Throne?

            Women Who Reigned As Pharaoh 

        Women's Clothing and Fashion in Ancient Egypt

        Women, Religion and Piety in Ancient Egypt 

             Human Nature in Life and in Death 

             Women and Temple Service in Ancient Egypt 

             God's Wife of Amun

        Women in Greek and Roman Egypt

 

Women in Ancient Rome

        The Augustan Reformation

        Intrigue and the Emperor's Women

        Julia, Daughter of Augustus

        Justinian's Law as it Applied to Women and Families

        Legal Status of Women in Ancient Rome

        Vestal Virgins

        Women and Marriage in Ancient Rome

        Women and Slavery in Ancient Rome

 

Women in Ancient Greece

        Women in Athens

        Women and Property in Ancient Athens

        Women in Sparta

        Women's Health in Ancient Greece

 

Women in Israel

        Women and the Law in Ancient Israel

        Ruth, Naomi and the Levirate Marriage

        Daily Life in Ancient Israel

 

Women in Babylonia Under the Hammurabi Law Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments on this website may be sent to the author at

 

jasthompson@rogers.com